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Written By Alison Chew | Dietitian Verified by Rebecca Housh, MS, RDN
Splendid Spoon delivers plant-based meals that are ready-to-eat and pre-portioned for your convenience.
Made with whole ingredients, the Splendid Spoon team takes the guesswork out of what exactly is going into your body so that you can focus more on doing what you love.
Splendid Spoon’s meals start at $9.99 each and are delivered weekly, but if you’d like some time between each box, adjust the delivery frequency to every other week or once a month is an option!
There are four subscription plans and 20+ “On-Demand” boxes to choose from. Orders with 10 meals or more come with free shipping! SHOP NOW >>
It depends. Splendid Spoon meals are between $9 and $15. The more you order the cheaper the price per meal.
Compared to other plant-based prepared meal companies, Splendid Spoon is on the low end at $9 per meal and on the high end at $15 per meal.
Daily Harvest is sometimes cheaper and depends on your order. While both companies offer a variety of plant-based meals, Daily Harvest prices range from $6.79 to $11.99 with an added discount when you order more than 6 items.
Splendid Spoon delivers to the Continental United States.
Splendid Spoon offers free shipping on orders of 10+ items!
Splendid Spoon ships from New York.
Yes! All Splendid Spoon meals are vegan, dairy free, and gluten free. They are made with non-GMO ingredients. In addition, the sodium content in most meals is under the recommended daily value of 15%.
Yes! All Splendid Spoon meals are vegan.
Yes! All Splendid Spoon meals are dairy free.
Yes! All Splendid Spoon meals are gluten free.
We found that most Splendid Spoon smoothies, soups, and noodles tasted wonderful! They are full of plant-based ingredients along with flavorful herbs and spices. We have a full list of our favorites below.
Splendid Spoon grain and soup bowls arrive frozen and while smoothies, wellness shots, and cold-pressed juices arrive cold.
Splendid Spoon Grain, Noodle, and Soup Bowls should be eaten within 7 days after thawing or, if kept frozen, within 1-3 months.
Splendid Spoon smoothies, cold-pressed juices, and shots taste best when enjoyed by the “Enjoy By” date printed on the bottles.
Splendid Spoon delivers vegan, gluten-free, GMO-free, ready-to-eat meals designed to change the way to think about food.
The Splendid Spoon menu has over 65 meal options including 21 Smoothies, 27 Soup and Grain Bowls, 15 Noodle Bowls and Dishes, and 8 Wellness Shots for you to choose from.
Splendid Spoon adds new items to their menu regularly and we are always excited to give them a try. SHOP NOW >>
Over the past several years we have tried almost every smoothie, bowl, soup, noodle, and shot that Splendid Spoon offers. Some we loved, some were just ok, and some we wouldn’t order again.
Everyone has different tastes and we encourage you to try an assortment as you may be surprised (we were!). SHOP NOW >>
Favorites: Mango Guava, Blueberry Coconut, and Orange Hibiscus
We love the Mango Guava smoothie. The combination of tropical fruit creates a zingy vibrant smoothie.
The Blueberry Coconut Smoothie was also a favorite. I’m not normally a fan of coconut, but in this smoothie it was delicious.
A close third was the low sugar Orange Hibiscus. The orange in this smoothie was the star with the floral notes of hibiscus and hints of banana. SHOP NOW >>
Favorites: Cuban Black Bean and Vegetable Bolognese Bowls
These bowls packed the most flavor and were all very filling.
We especially loved the Vegetable Bolognese as it had all of the Italian spices and tomato flavor you would expect, but without the meat. SHOP NOW >>
Favorites: We enjoyed the taste of all three wellness shots – Digestion, Detox, and Wellness.
Be warned that the flavor punches your tastebuds and is very strong!
The Wellness Shot has a strong ginger taste, the Digestion Shot has a strong ginger taste and cayenne pepper kick, and the Detox Shot is very sweet, don’t let the green color fool you into thinking that it’s going to taste like grass because it doesn’t.
Splendid Spoon also has low sodium, gluten-free, plant-based noodles on its menu.
Served in microwavable, tightly sealed containers these meals take just 3-4 minutes to warm up for a nice relaxing lunch or dinner.
We really enjoyed these noodle bowls and found them very tasty and filling! SHOP NOW >>
Red Curry Noodles: Coconut milk, curry, and sweet potato came together to balance this bowl’s immunity-boosting effects and sharp flavor. The noodles were soft and warm under the heat of the sauce and my only complaint on this one is that there wasn’t more of it!
Kale Pesto Noodles: I love pesto! I loved this dish! Packed with antioxidants from the kale, cancer-fighting properties from the tomato, and all of the essential amino acids from the nutritional yeast, this bowl’s textures and flavors were a delight to experience.
Vegan Meatballs & Marinara: We really enjoyed this noodle bowl. It was both very flavorful and filling and the vegetable meatballs, while not the same as meat, still tasted great.
Creamy Mushroom & Spinach Noodles: I wasn’t sure if I would like this new noodle bowl that uses coconut milk and cashews to get the creamy texture, but I really enjoyed it.
You definitely taste the spinach and mushrooms but combined with the creamy sauce they are not overpowering or bitter. This noodle dish, like the others, was very filling.
Green Curry Noodles: Adopting a different approach this bowl’s lemongrass curry finds its main support from galangal, lime, and broccoli. Tossed together this noodle dish is packed with fiber, vitamins, and minerals shown to support digestive health.
While I still prefer the Red Curry, getting a significant bite of my daily fiber in the green was a great benefit to obtain in this bowl. SHOP NOW >>
We really enjoyed most of the Splendid Spoon Smoothies we tried. Unfortunately, the Dragon Fruit and Mint Chip Smoothie, both of which I was most excited about trying, found the mint-coconut and dragon fruit-avocado flavor combinations just too strong in the mix for me.
In addition, the Kabocha Congee Soup bowl, which is like a stew, had an odd consistency between the squash and the pumpkin seeds that made it hard to enjoy.
Splendid Spoon delivers vegan, gluten-free, GMO-free, ready-to-eat meals designed to change the way to think about food. These nutrient-dense plant-based meals are designed to keep you full, energized, and eating healthy throughout the day.
Splendid Spoon is one of the most filling prepared meal services we’ve tried! For the most part, the flavors were really balanced throughout the bowls, soups, and smoothies which can be difficult considering how many ingredients are packed into each product.
The noodle and grain bowls by far were my favorite Splendid Spoon category. Easy to prepare with very little cleanup involved afterward. I heated mine up for the full four minutes (2-4 is the suggested time) and had no issues transferring the container from the microwave to the table.
Their packaging is seriously the most durable I’ve ever interacted with, and dishwasher safe too! The smoothies and shots complemented everything nicely as well with the shots really packing a punch of flavor and the smoothies kept me full between meals.
We do want to caution that some Splendid Spoon meals contain nuts and for those with allergies please read the ingredients thoroughly before ordering.
Compared to other prepared meal services, the cost of Splendid Spoon is in the mid-to-high range. If you are just ordering smoothies or lunches, they are more expensive than most, but the more you order the lower your cost per meal. We encourage you to stock up and save! SHOP NOW >>
Looking for more smoothies? Check out our Smoothie Directory >>
Looking for more prepared meals? Check out our Prepared Meals Directory >>
| This post has been reviewed and approved by our dietitian Rebecca Housh, MS, RDN, LDN for nutritional accuracy. | |
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 | Rebecca Housh is a registered dietitian based in Chicago, IL. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Physiology from Boston University and a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from the University of Illinois in Chicago. Rebecca is passionate about the idea of food as medicine in both preventative and therapeutic care. Her current professional interests lie in food security, food access, and nutrition for chronic disease. |
